HECTOR G. v. JOSEFINA P.


2 Misc.3d 801 (2003)

771 N.Y.S.2d 316

HECTOR G., Petitioner, v. JOSEFINA P., Respondent. JOSEFINA P., Petitioner, v. HECTOR G., Respondent.

Supreme Court, Bronx County.

December 19, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Heriberto A. Cabrera, Brooklyn, for Hector G. White & Case, New York (Justin M. Brown of counsel), for Josefina P. Children's Law Center, Bronx (Eileen Malunowicz of counsel), Law Guardian.


OPINION OF THE COURT

DIANE KIESEL, J.

This case raises two questions concerning application of the recently enacted Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Enforcement Act (UCCJEA), set forth at article 5-A of the Domestic Relations Law: (1) whether (as the father urges) title 3 of that act requires this court to enforce a custody order issued by a court in the Dominican Republic, or (2) whether (as the mother and law guardian contend) this court may assume jurisdiction...

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